@palaeofuturist.bsky.social
He/him. Reader in Digital Classics @dh-researchhub.bsky.social & @ics.bsky.social University of London. #EpiDoc #DigiClass #Epigraphy #Papyrology #AncientMagic #LinkedOpenData #Prosopography #3Dimaging #CulturalHeritage. Writes 100% in personal capacity.
The last #SunoikisisDC session in the Digital Approaches to Cultural Heritage programme will be next week.
VR and Virtual Environments, with Juliette Quatre (University of London), Lynn Verschuren (University of Glasgow). Live on Youtube Thursday 19th March, 16:00 GMT.
github.com/SunoikisisDC...
In addition to the video, there are slides, readings, resources and a suggested practical exercise on the #SunoikisisDC session page at github.com/SunoikisisDC...
Starting in half an hour…
Ethics, Sustainability & Paradata in 3D Heritage, with Thomas Flynn @nebulousflynn.bsky.social (Digital Heritage Consulting) and Alicia Walsh (Leiden University). Stream live on youtu.be/NHHwjXxp_qQ (or join us any time later)
#SunoikisisDC
Digital Classicist London 2026 call for papers. Papers on any aspect of the ancient or pre-colonial worlds *and* that address innovative digital approaches. Deadline Monday 16th March 2026. blog.stoa.org/archives/4370
Digital Classicist London 2026 call for papers. Papers on any aspect of the ancient or pre-colonial worlds *and* that address innovative digital approaches. Deadline Monday 16th March 2026. blog.stoa.org/archives/4370
On this #iwd I'm slightly obsessed with the first successful woman DJ in the US (radio show from 1929) who was born on 31st October 1900, and whose parents named her Halloween. 💀
25 specialised panels at the International Congress of Greek and Latin Epigraphy (Bologna, 30th Aug–4th Sept 2027) are seeking proposals of 20-minute papers. Deadline Sept 2026. Lots to choose from! site.unibo.it/epigrafia-gr...
Isn't it 9/x/'69, with the sloppy loop at the bottom joining the two strokes of the x? (It would also be out of sequence if it went back to 8th...)
Join us for this free, live, online presentation this afternoon: find readings, slides, exercise and other materials on the session page, or just watch on youtu.be/FGZqljvsoow
Recently published 🎉 'New Directions in Digital Textual Studies' is co-edited by Dr Christopher Ohge (School of Advanced Study, University of London) and Dr Kristen Schuster (University of Southampton) www.bloomsbury.com/uk/new-direc...
Sunoikisis Digital Classics: Epigraphic Object Encoding, Thursday 5th March at 16:00 GMT (online only). Presentation by Gabriel Bodard & Anna Clara Maniero Azzolini (University of London), Polina Yordanova (University of Helsinki).
ics.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
Happy 191st birthday to the Kalavala, national epic of Finland, compiled into a single more or less coherent narrative from a vast range of traditional or oral folktales, myths and songs by scholar Elias Lönnrot and first published #onthisday in 1835.
Happy 1601st birthday to the Pandidaktērion or "university" of Constantinople, founded with 31 chairs in philology, philosophy and rhetoric to train civil servants and administrators by Theodosius II, #onthisday in 425 CE.
Today's #SunoikisisDC session starts in ten minutes at youtu.be/SE_VwtP7r2E.
Working with Indigenous Heritage, with Paula Granados García (British Museum), Nicole Iu (University of Ottawa), Paula Rauhala (RiddoDuottarMuseat).
Sign up if you're a student thinking about PhD work in #DigitalHumanities, or if you're a past or current DH PhD student willing to share experience with future students, or if you supervise or manage DH PGRs. This is a general discussion about the discipline, not promoting any one programme.
What is a Digital Humanities PhD?
Monday 9th March 2026, 16:30–18:00 GMT. Online only. Discussion with Jonathan Blaney & Ryan Heuser (Cambridge), Lucia Michielin (Edinburgh), Luca Scholtz (Manchester) & myself (@dh-researchhub.bsky.social).
www.sas.ac.uk/digital-huma...
#EpigraphyTuesday
The inscription on the Wold Cottage Obelisk, commemorating the landing of a meteorite in 1795.
i.guim.co.uk/img/media/85...
(Imagining how I'd encode the palaeography of this piece in #EpiDoc…)
Happy 722nd birthday to Ibn Battuta (ابن بطوطة), Maghrébi explorer, geographical author, and imaginative storyteller to rival Marco Polo. Born #onthisday in 1304 CE (AH 703).
RIP Sicga Patricius, 1233 years ago, early mediaeval Northumbrian noble and ealdorman, and regicide. Died #onthisday in 793 CE.
#TEIFriday #EpiDoc #Manuscripts
Last call to sign up for this afternoon's online workshop/working group. All expertise and interests needed!
#TEIFriday #EpiDoc #Manuscripts
Last call to sign up for this afternoon's online workshop/working group. All expertise and interests needed!
Plus the fact that recent studies have shown that people who habitually use LLMs to help them code are worse coders within about six months…
- Artificial Intelligence, Art and Indigeneity by @theapitman.bsky.social, Sandra De Berduccy & Andreas Rauh
- Open Data in Ancient and Byzantine Studies by @nottinauta.bsky.social & @palaeofuturist.bsky.social
#CurrentEpigraphy
Digital Encoding of Epigraphic Manuscripts and Surrogates, Friday 20th February 2026
currentepigraphy.org/2026/02/17/d...
Drop me an email (it should come up in the first result for a web search on my full name) and I'll try to point you to a couple things (including our free resources).
I learned so much at the ICS Summer School a couple of years ago - and I proudly have my replica Roman oil lamp (that I imaged and 3D printed from the original) in my office! 10/10 recommend!
Sorry about that. It's really designed for people with some research/training budget. Get in touch if you'd like pointers to more accessible resources.
I'm told that one or two spaces have just become available on the ICS Summer School in 3D Imaging and Modelling for Cultural Heritage: ics.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
If you're interested in learning photogrammetry, RTI, 3D design, 3D printing, paradata and heritage ethics, join us!